diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index 149420541e..b8d7d33d19 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async function onReady() {
 
         tray.createTray();
     } else {
-        getLog().info(t("sql_init.db_not_initialized_desktop"));
+        getLog().banner(t("sql_init.db_not_initialized_desktop"));
         await windowService.createSetupWindow();
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/main.ts b/apps/server/src/main.ts
index 61ce2b00af..c7bb8d3798 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/main.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async function startApplication() {
     await startTriliumServer();
 
     if (!sql_init.isDbInitialized()) {
-        getLog().info(t("sql_init.db_not_initialized_server", { port }));
+        getLog().banner(t("sql_init.db_not_initialized_server", { port }));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/services/log.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/services/log.ts
index 686d497ad3..ab3b262d73 100644
--- a/packages/trilium-core/src/services/log.ts
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/services/log.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ export default class LogService {
         console.error("ERROR: ", message);
     }
 
+    banner(message: string) {
+        const maxContent = 76; // 80 - 4 (border + padding)
+        const words = message.split(" ");
+        const lines: string[] = [];
+        let current = "";
+
+        for (const word of words) {
+            const candidate = current ? `${current} ${word}` : word;
+            if (candidate.length > maxContent) {
+                if (current) lines.push(current);
+                current = word;
+            } else {
+                current = candidate;
+            }
+        }
+        if (current) lines.push(current);
+
+        const width = Math.min(Math.max(...lines.map((l) => l.length)), maxContent) + 4;
+        const top = `╔${"═".repeat(width)}╗`;
+        const mid = lines.map((l) => `║  ${l.padEnd(width - 4)}  ║`).join("\n");
+        const bot = `╚${"═".repeat(width)}╝`;
+        console.log(`\n${top}\n${mid}\n${bot}\n`);
+    }
+
 }
 
 let log: LogService;